How Zac Thornton emerged out of nowhere to become sudden Mets pitching sensation
inside the mets How Zac Thornton emerged out of nowhere to become sudden Mets pitching sensation By Mike Puma Published July 24, 2026, 6:40 a.m. ET Mets rookie left-hander Zac Thornton fires a pitch in the first inning against the Brewers on July 21, 2026. Getty Images Zac Thornton was a skinny left-hander throwing his fastball in the 78-80 mph range when his family relocated from Minnesota to Lawrence, Kan., where his father had accepted a job as a track coach at the University of Kansas, before his junior year of high school.
- ▪inside the mets How Zac Thornton emerged out of nowhere to become sudden Mets pitching sensation By Mike Puma Published July 24, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
- ▪ET Mets rookie left-hander Zac Thornton fires a pitch in the first inning against the Brewers on July 21, 2026.
- ▪Getty Images Zac Thornton was a skinny left-hander throwing his fastball in the 78-80 mph range when his family relocated from Minnesota to Lawrence, Kan., where his father had accepted a job as a track coach at the University of Kansas, be
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inside the mets How Zac Thornton emerged out of nowhere to become sudden Mets pitching sensation By Mike Puma Published July 24, 2026, 6:40 a.m. ET Mets rookie left-hander Zac Thornton fires a pitch in the first inning against the Brewers on July 21, 2026. Getty Images Zac Thornton was a skinny left-hander throwing his fastball in the 78-80 mph range when his family relocated from Minnesota to Lawrence, Kan., where his father had accepted a job as a track coach at the University of Kansas, before his junior year of high school. Still unrefined, he got buried on the varsity baseball team behind established players as a junior before COVID hit and wiped out his senior season. He didn’t receive a single scholarship offer.
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